Physician-related barriers to the effective management of uncontrolled hypertension

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 413-420

  Oliveria, Susan A ^a,b   Lapuerta, Pablo ^c   McCarthy, Bruce D ^d   L'Italien, Gilbert J ^c   Berlowitz, Dan R ^e,f   Asch, Steven M ^g,h  

^a Galt Associates Inc   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

^d HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET THERAPY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037169922     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.162.4.413     Document Type: Article

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